Press Releases


January 26, 2006
LOCAL REGULATIONS BLOCK CONSTRUCTION, RESULTING IN HIGH HOUSING PRICES
Pioneer Institute Unveils Policy Recommendations to Repair MA Housing Market


In the News


MassBusiness
Land Use Regulation and the Price of Housing
May/June, 2006

Telegram & Gazette
Excessive regulations on building fuel states rising home prices
April 25, 2006

Boston Globe
A Growing Concern
April 23, 2006

MetroWest Daily News
The cost of the American dream
April 8, 2006

The Warren Group
A Pioneering Study Helps Smart Growth
March, 2006

Boston Globe
Bylaw would put teeth in wetlands protection
March 12, 2006

Winchester Star
Casey and Jehlen host affordable housing forums
March 9, 2006

Lincoln Journal
Selectmen take issue with public policy study
March 9, 2006

Stoneham Sun
Forums held in Boston on affordable housing
March 8, 2006

Herald Times
Affordable housing continues to decline
March, 2006

Providence Journal
Fending off radicals -- Mass. must move to build housing
February 23, 2006

Washington Times
Big stake in wetlands case
February 20, 2006

Bolton Common
High housing costs, land use regs - a connection?
February 17, 2006

Stoneham Sun
Study: Housing production slowed by laws
February 15, 2006

Wakefield Observer
Tisei: Housing production often slowed by laws, regulations
February 9, 2006

Statehouse News
Think Tank Leaders Brief Lawmakers on Housing Production Policy Ideas
January 31, 2006

Statehouse News
Think Tank Offers Ideas to Spur Housing Production
January 30, 2006

Boston Globe
Affordability Remains Elusive
January 25, 2006

Pembroke Mariner
Paying the Price for Housing
January 25, 2006

Patriot Ledger
Trying to Bring Down High Housing Prices
January 25, 2006

Harvard Post
High Housing Prices Blamed on Land Use Rules
January 20, 2006

Boston Globe
Few gains in low-cost housing
January 19, 2006

Hingham Journal
Chamber tackles housing cost issue
January 19, 2006

Gloucester Daily Times
2005 was the year of the condo on Cape Ann
January 18, 2006

Boston Globe
Restrictive zoning faulted for home costs
January 15, 2006

Dover-Sherborn Press
Dealing with the high cost of housing
January 12, 2006

MetroWest Daily News
Local rules blamed for high housing costs
January 12, 2006

Banker & Tradesman
Report: Land-Use Regulations Fueling Home Price Increases
January 9, 2006

Sentinel & Enterprise
Local officials bristle at housing study's findings
January 8, 2006

Lowell Sun
Report ties home prices to zoning
January 8, 2006

Boston Globe
Priced Out: The state's 'smart-growth' plans are supposed to loosen the housing squeeze and give would-be homebuyers a fighting chance.
January 8, 2006

Boston Herald
State must step up on housing issue
January 8, 2006

MetroWest Daily News
Dealing with the high cost of housing
January 7, 2006

Boston Business Journal
Economic death by restrictive zoning
January 6, 2006

New England Cable News
Study: Housing restrictions raising prices
January 5, 2006

CommonWealth Magazine
The price is (not) right. Large lots and other requirements drive up the cost of Bay State homes.
Growth & Development Extra 2006